Bobbin pin board or quill board



July 8, 1930. w. BENNETT BOBBIN PIN BOARD 0R QUILL BOARD Filed Feb. 2, 1927 ATTORNEY Patented July 8, 1930 UNETED STATES PATENT WALTER E. BENNETT, OF HONESDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO CLOVER; LEAF MANUFACTURING GOQOF HONESDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- SYLVAN IA BOBIBIN PIN BOARD R QUILL BOARD Application filed February 2, 19.27. Serial No. 165,321.

This invention relates to bobbin pin board or quill boards, and the principal aim ofthe invention is to provide a bobbin pin board or quill board which is very sturdy and durable, yet light in weight and convenient to handle, and one which will withstand the rough usage to which these boards are usually subjected in service. A further object of this invention is to provide an improved pin, which may be affixed to the board very rigidly and is not apt to become loose, and preferably may be tightened on the board should the pin become loose for any reason. Other objects of this invention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

Heretofore the pins have been in the form of headless nails or spikes, and the board has been completed by driving the pins through a plank until their lower ends are flush with the bottom, and then fastening a backing board over the bottom of the plank. Boards so constructed do not stand up well in the severe service to which these boards are subjected because the pins are not secured in place firmly enough to prevent them from becoming loose or falling out. When loose, the pins tilt and cause interference between the bobbins or quills placed thereon, and thus cause obstruction to the easy loading and unloading of the board.

In accordance with my invention, the pins are clamped firmly and tightly to the board instead of being merely hammered into place.

In order that a clearer understanding of this invention may be had, attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and illustrating certain possible embodiments of this invention. Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 is to top view of a fragment of a bob-bin pin board or quill board embodying this invention; Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, partly in section, and is taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional side view showing a modified manner of attaching and clamping a pin to the base. Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing-s.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the base board on which the pins are carried. This board 1 is preferably of plywood so that it will not warp or crack. The base 1 is bored, as at 2, for each pin 3. Each pin is formed with integral collar 4, which may conveniently be drawn out, and which rests on the top of the base 1. The lower (end 5 v of each pin seats in the perforation 2 provide-d therefor, and each pin is secured firmly and securely in place by spinning the lower end of the pin, as at 6, over a washer 7, the washer and spun out pin end 6 preferably being countersunk, as at 8, so that the bottom of the board will be fiat. In this con struction the pins will be clamped tightly and rigidly in place on the board, and should a any pin become loose for any reason, it is only necessary to sp1n out the pin head 6 some more, so that the board will be clamped more tightly between the collar 4. and the washer 7.

As a possible modification, the lower end of the pin may be threaded as at 10, and

clamped rigidly and tightlyto the base 1 by "'7 means of a nut 11, which is preferably countersunk in the bottom of the base. Optionally, the end of the pin may be spun over the nut 11, as at 12, to prevent the nut from becoming loose. Should a pin so mounted become loose for any reason, it can be tightened very easily by merely tightening the nut 11.

From the above it will be-readily apparent that a bobbin pin board or quill board constructed in accordance with my invention is extremely serviceable, and that the pins are secured in place with utmost rigidity.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and as many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mat ter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is 1. In a bobbin pin board or quill board, in combination, a base board having fiat and smooth top and bottom surfaces, said base board comprising a plurality of plies of fibrous material secured together, pins penetrating the board, and means clamping said pins to the board, said means including integral collars on the pins seating on top of the board, and Washers mounted on said pins, the extremity of the pins being spun out over said washers, said Washers and the m an out pin ends being countersunk into t e board so as to lie flush with the fiat bottom surface thereof.

2. In a bobbin pin board or quill board, in combination, a base board, said base board 15 comprising a plurality of plies of fibrous material secured together, pins penetrating the board, and means clamping said pins to the board, said means including integral toIlars on the pins seating on top of the 'Q' board and washers mounted on said pins, the extremit of the pins being spun out over said was ers, said washers and the spun out pin ends bein countersunk into the board so as to lie ush with the bottom surface the f.

3. n a bobbin in board or quill board,

in combination, a ase board adapted to be carried under the arm of an individual, pins H penetrating the board, and means clamping 322 said pins to the board, said means including into 1 collars on the pin seating on top of the card and washers mounted on said pins, the extremity of the pins being spun out over said washers, said washers a'nd'the spun out 35 pin ends bein countersunk into the board so as to lie ush with the bottom surface thereof.

4. A bobbin in board or quill board, comprising a base ard having fiat and smooth in top and bottom surfaces, pins penetrating the board, and means clamping said pins to the board, said means including integral collars on the pins seating on top of the board, and washers mounted on said pins, the extremity of the pins being spun out over said washers, said washers and spun out pin ends being countersunk into the board so as to lie flush with the flat bottom surface thereof.

This specification signed this 21st day of 50 January, 1927.

WALTER E. BENNETT.

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